Article**: Yellow River Times Pocket Golden Triangle.
A new round of snowfall continues——
Slipping and falling injuries on snowy days are at their peak.
This newspaper sends you "anti-fall cheats".
Reporter Wang Chen Wentu.
From the afternoon of January 31 to the early morning of yesterday, light snow fell in our city, and the snow depth in some areas exceeded 5 cm, and the weather forecast showed that from February 2 to February 3, there will be snowfall. Although the snow scenery is beautiful, there are many people who fall and are injured due to the freezing of the road after the snow. Yesterday, the reporter learned from the Yellow River Sanmenxia Hospital and Sanmenxia Wuqiang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine that since the snow in early 2024, many patients have been admitted to the hospital because of snow falls. Among them, the number of patients injured in ice and snow in the emergency department of the south branch of the Yellow River Sanmenxia Hospital has increased by 20 to 30 compared with usual.
part.01 When I went out to exercise on a snowy day, I slipped and broke my femur when the sole of my foot slipped.
Don't worry, an ambulance has already been arranged, and don't move the injured part at the same time. "On January 16, the second day of the first snow in 2024, the emergency department of Sanmenxia Hospital of the Yellow River received calls from citizens who had fallen and injured themselves due to snow and ice on the road. When Ms. Bai, a citizen, rode a battery car to the first intersection, due to the icy road, the wheels slipped, and the people and the car fell heavily. Ms. Bai, who was stunned, sat on the ground for a long time before slowly getting up with the help of passers-by. Mr. Li, a citizen, is a sports enthusiast who goes downstairs every morning to move, and even the rain and snow have not stopped Mr. Li from exercising. "I just came down from the upstairs and walked out of the unit door, and I slipped and fell under my feet. At the moment of the fall, Mr. Li did not react and landed directly on his buttocks, resulting in a fracture of his left femur and was sent to the hospital by his family. There are many patients in a similar situation to Mr. Li, and the three most common areas for fractures after a fall are the wrist, hip and ankle. "Most elderly people walk slowly, and when they fall, they often sit on the ground with their buttocks and don't have time to support the ground, which directly causes hip fractures. There are also some young people and children who will subconsciously use their hands to support the ground at the moment of falling, which can easily lead to wrist injuries. Liu Jinyu, director of the emergency department of the South Branch of the Yellow River Sanmenxia Hospital, explained. Recently, there has been a significant increase in the number of children injured playing in the snow, most of whom are chasing each other for snowball fights, and the speed is too fast, causing the body to lean forward and slip, and support the ground with their hands, resulting in wrist fractures. In addition, there are not a few children who are held by adults and pull too hard in an instant, resulting in dislocation.
part.02 Shoveling snow in the yard caused a thoracic vertebra fracture due to improper posture.
Ms. Wang, who is in her 50s and a native of Gongqian Township in Shaanzhou District, has seen the snow in her yard disappear after a heavy snowfall. In order to make it easier for her family to enter and exit, Ms. Wang picked up a shovel early in the morning to shovel the snow. "I've cleared the way, you can go out for a walk. Just as Ms. Wang showed her mother that the snow had cleared the yard, she suddenly felt a piercing pain in her chest. The severe pain made Ms. Wang speculate that she might have a heart problem, so she went to the hospital with trepidation. After some examination, Ms. Wang was told by the doctor that it was a thoracic vertebra fracture. "After taking the radiograph, it was found that it was a thoracic vertebra fracture, which was most likely due to improper snow shoveling posture, and Ms. Wang herself was a little deficient in calcium and osteoporosis, which caused the fracture. Ms. Chang, the spine department of Sanmenxia Wuqiang Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, said. "I was in a hurry to get to work, but I didn't expect to fall before I got out of the community. "After the 40-year-old citizen slipped, his wrist hurt and he had to ask for leave to come to the doctor. It turned out that Mr. Yuan was worried about being late for work in the morning, so he trotted out all the way, but he didn't expect to step on a smooth floor tile, and suddenly the soles of his feet slipped, and he fell to the ground heavily. As an instinctive reaction, he fell with his right hand on the ground, resulting in a broken wrist. "In just two days after the last snowfall, we have seen more than 10 patients who have been injured in falls. The relevant staff of Sanmenxia Wuqiang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine told reporters that half of the patients had fractures of different body parts, and most of these people went out to work or buy vegetables in the morning, all ages, and the elderly accounted for the majority.
part.03 When it snows, you have to look like a "penguin" when you walk.
On snowy days, the ground is slippery, in addition to trying to avoid smooth pavements made of tiles, marbles and other materials, some pavements that do not have snow on the surface but have a thin layer of ice should also be extra careful. Liu Jinyu, director of the emergency department of the South Branch of the Yellow River Sanmenxia Hospital, suggested that when traveling on snowy days, it is best to choose non-slip shoes with deep soles and soft soles. The walking posture can be similar to that of a penguin, with its arms stretched out at its sides, and its knees slightly flexed, as it moves forward in small steps. Older people should try to avoid going out, if they must go out, they can choose to be accompanied by a family member when the temperature is relatively high at noon, and they can also be equipped with walking aids such as crutches. Usually snow fall patients fractures are mostly concentrated in the wrist, ankle, tail vertebrae and lumbar vertebrae, after accidentally falling, don't be in a hurry to get up, move, first check your limb injuries, perceive and judge the fall injury site is **, feel no obvious pain and then try to get up slowly. Start by leaning sideways, knees and elbows on the ground, and slowly prop yourself up. Older people should not force themselves to get up, but should seek help from others. Once you fall, posture is also very important, try to adjust the side to the ground, reduce joint damage, it is really unavoidable, you can support the ground cushion with the palm of your hand, protect the hip joint, because the harm of hip fracture is very great. If there is only a minor sprain and swelling, apply ice to the injury immediately to reduce local congestion, pain and swelling. Do not apply warm compresses immediately after an injury, as this will dilate the blood vessels and make the swelling worse.
Some citizens don't feel much pain after falling and getting up, but they can't be taken lightly. Some fractures are not noticeable because the pain is not obvious, so it is important to seek medical attention as soon as possible after the injury. In particular, the risk of fractures in the elderly and osteoporosis patients is higher than that of ordinary people, and it is recommended that these people go to the hospital as soon as possible and follow the doctor's instructions to do the examination after a fall, regardless of whether they feel obvious pain after falling, so as to avoid delaying the condition.